Józef Kowalczyk
His Excellency Józef Kowalczyk | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno Primate Emeritus of Poland | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Gniezno |
| Installed | 26 June 2010 |
| Term ended | 17 May 2014 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Heraclea (1989–2010) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 January 1962 by Józef Drzazga |
| Consecration | 20 October 1989 by John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1938 Jadowniki Mokre, Poland |
| Died | 20 August 2025 (aged 86) Tarnów, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Motto | Fiat Voluntas Tua (Thy will be done) |
| Coat of arms | |
Józef Kowalczyk (pl; 28 August 1938 – 20 August 2025) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, canon lawyer and politician. From 1989 to 2010, he was the first apostolic nuncio to Poland since World War II.[1][2] He later was archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland until his retirement in 2014.[3]
In late July 2025, Kowalczyk was hospitalized in Tarnów, Poland under serious condition.[4] He died on 20 August 2025, just eight days short of his 87th birthday.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "The History of the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland". Nuncjatura Apostolska w Polsce. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Dz.U. 1998 nr 51 poz. 318". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Życiorys" [Biography] (in Polish). Sekretariat Prymasa Polski. 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ "Problemy ze zdrowiem byłego prymasa. "W poważnym stanie przebywa w szpitalu"". wydarzenia.interia.pl (in Polish). 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Nie żyje arcybiskup Józef Kowalczyk". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ Chwał, Paweł (2025-08-21). "Zmarł abp Józef Kowalczyk. Były nuncjusz apostolski i Prymas Polski był mocno związany z diecezją tarnowską i rodzinnymi Jadownikami Mokrymi". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ "Zmarł abp Józef Kowalczyk, były nuncjusz apostolski w Polsce". Vatican News (in Polish). 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
Other websites
Quotations related to Józef Kowalczyk at Wikiquote Media related to Józef Kowalczyk at Wikimedia Commons
- "Prymas Polski" (in Polish). Sekretariat Prymasa Polski.
- "Achidiecezja Gnieźnieńska" (in Polish). Kuria Metropolitalna w Gnieźnie.
- "Józef Kowalczyk". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- List of Primates of Poland